1.   The only key absentee so far has been cornerback Steve Israel.

2.   However Britain had two key absentees.

3.   A key absentee is Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who cancelled his attendance six days ahead of the presidential poll run-off with communist Gennady Zyuganov.

4.   But key absentees are making their bank managers jumpy.

5.   The summer sale of strikers David Ginola to Newcastle and George Weah to AC Milan do not appear to have weakened PSG, who had key absentees.

6.   Meanwhile, key absentees include Americans Jim Courier and Michael Chang who are preferring to concentrate on Wimbledon and the US Open.

7.   One key absentee, however, is Swedish midfielder Stefan Schwarz, who is suspended for the away leg of the semi-final.